Dutch firm MVRDV has won a contest to create a wave-like viewpoint on the coast of Holland, which is designed to rock like a seesaw with the changing of the tides. More about MVRDV reveals plans for rocking viewing platform on Dutch coast
Architect Julius Taminiau borrowed principles from traditional Japanese tatami rooms to create a well-proportioned layout featuring space-saving built-in furniture at his floating home in Amsterdam. More about Julius Taminiau creates compact living spaces inside Japanese-inspired houseboat
Dutch studio DoepelStrijkers incorporated a variety of innovative sustainable concepts into this multipurpose space at the offices of a bank in Amsterdam. More about DoepelStrijkers applies circular economy principles to Circl pavilion
A ribbon of bright, polished steel wraps around the curving roof of this sports centre by British practice Faulkner Browns in The Hague, Netherlands. More about Twisting band of copper-hued steel encircles sports centre in The Hague
Clerestory and dormer windows that face a nearby river intersect with a copper-clad roof, which wraps around onto the front and rear facades of this house in the Dutch city of IJsselstein. More about EVA Architecten's riverside house features red-brick walls and a patinated copper roof
Dutch studio KAW employed a range of technical and architectural concepts to minimise the environmental impact of this house in Rotterdam, including introducing large windows into its brick facades to promote natural light and passive heating. More about KAW's ActiveHouse is a sustainable home that generates more energy than it consumes
London studio Made Thought looked to the style of old propaganda posters when designing the identity of the "world's first" plastic-free supermarket aisle for environmental charity A Plastic Planet. More about Made Thought creates bold branding for world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle
At just four metres wide Ana Rocha Architecture's wooden skinny house in Almere Poort, the Netherlands, has a frame that took only two days to build and occupies less space than a double parking slot. More about Sliding doors and built-in furniture save space inside skinny house by Ana Rocha Architecture
Dezeen promotion: the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam has created a digital archive of student projects, in order to share its research with a wider audience. More about Piet Zwart Institute launches online archive of student design research
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More about Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. More about Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment
Italian architect Stefano Boeri is bringing his vertical forest model to a social-housing project in Eindhoven, to show how green homes can be provided at affordable rents. More about Stefano Boeri designs first tree-covered social-housing project
Rising water levels don't cause many problems for this bridge in the Dutch city of Nijmegen – it can still be accessed even when the path on either side is flooded, thanks to a series of concrete stepping stones. More about Raised stepping stones allow Dutch bridge to remain accessible during a flood
A man-made island surrounded by wind farms in the middle of the North Sea could help bring large-scale renewable energy to Europe by 2050. More about Wind farms and man-made island in the North Sea could help Europe meet renewable energy targets
Scent and coloured lights could be used to reduce aggression in city streets, according to a crowd-behaviour expert who spoke at Dezeen's talk about design and terrorism at Dutch Design Week 2017. More about Eindhoven pioneers use of scent and light to "influence the behaviour of people" in crowds
Designers are working harder than ever to create projects with a social and environmental conscience, according to the curator of an exhibition about "changemakers" at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Here's a look at seven figures leading the charge. More about Seven designers from the Change the System exhibition who are tackling global issues
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has harnessed a method of transforming wastewater into bioplastic, and used it to create a sustainable cremation urn. More about Studio Nienke Hoogvliet designs cremation urn using plastic derived from wastewater
Studio Roosegaarde has restored a set of flood defences in the Netherlands, impregnating the floodgates with a new retroreflective material that glows in the headlights of oncoming cars. More about Restored floodgates by Studio Roosegaarde reflect the headlights of passing cars
Amsterdam studio Krft has updated and extended a museum and cultural complex in the Dutch town of Laren, adding a new brick-clad theatre and a glazed foyer wrapped in a "curtain" of slatted timber. More about Krft adds two-tone brick theatre to Singer Laren museum
OMA has restructured a governmental office building from the 1990s, creating all-new types of workspaces for the Dutch ministries that occupy it. More about OMA explores "new ways of working" with remodelled government offices in The Hague